Multiple to unit entry card converter



June 25, 1957 Filed Aug. 25, 1955 FlG l G. E. PERKINS ETAL MULTIPLE TOUNI T ENTRY CARD CONVERTER 12 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS GLEN E. PERKINSARNOLD J. BUTLER BYQOQXMZ ATTO RN EY FIGZ AUXILARY CARD ORDER CARD June25, 1957 Filed Aug. 25, 1955 G. E. PERKINS ETAL MULTIPLE T0 UNIT ENTRYCARD CONVERTER 12 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 25, 1957 G: E. PERKINS ETALMULTIPLE T0 UNIT ENTRY CARD CONVERTER Filed Aug. 25, 1955 12 Sheets-Sheet 3 ORDER CARD FIG.4

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G. E. PERKINS ETAL MULTIPLE TO UNIT ENTRY CARD CONVERTER June 25, 195712 Shets-Sheet 10 Filed Aug. 25, 1955 June 25, 1957 G-. E. PERKINS ETALMULTIPLE TO UNIT ENTRY CARD CONVERTER Filed Aug. 25, 1955 12Sheets-Sheet 11 Ti AR3 1 RR4 TI AR4 Ti RR5 AR5 T RR6 1 11 mm TI RR? IAR? 71 H Ti ARB June 25, 1957 G. E. PERKINS ETAL MULTIPLE TO UNIT ENTRYCARD CONVERTER l2 Sheets-Sheet 12 Filed Aug. 25, 1955 51-3 TENS QUANTITYLJ'L RR7-4 A 2 R R 4 I R R v 4 w R United States Patent 2,796,932MULTIPLE TO UNIT ENTRY CARD CONVERTER Glen E. Perkins, San Francisco,Calif., and Arnold J.

Butler, Wappingers Falls, N. Y., assignors to International BusinessMachines Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New YorkApplication August 25, 1955, Serial No. 530,494

11 Claims. (Cl. 164115) This invention relates to record card machinesand more particularly to the combination of a record card readercontrolling a record card punch.

The principal objectives in using modern accounting machines are toreduce the man-hours involved in various accounting procedures and toreduce the number of errors in the accounting. This invention is adaptedto apply these principles to the ordering and requisitioning of goods bymerchants, wholesalers, etc. vA number of manual operations are normallyinvolved, for example, in the ordering of goods by a retailer and thefilling of the order by a wholesaler. This invention is part of an ordersystem in which the person ordering goods marks an order card inaccordance with the items desired; the marked order card is then passedthrough a conventional machine that electrically interprets the marksand punches corresponding data indicating holes in the card. Each cardprovides space for a large number of items.

It is an object of this invention to provide a machine for reading anorder card punched in the foregoing manner and for controlling a cardpunch in a manner whereby an individual record card is prepared for eachitem on the order card.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine consisting of acard reader and a card punch wherein the card reader operates column bycolumn and the card punch operates card by card, each of certaindesignated columns in the card reader corresponding to a card in thecard punch.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine consisting ofa card reader and a duplicating punch having controls interconnectingthe reader and punch whereby certain data are reproduced from the readercolumn by column in a first detail card in the card punch, other dataare translated from certain card columns in the reader and punched inthe detail card representing an item number and a quantity; thepreviously reproduced data is duplicated column for column from thefirst detail card to a second detail card and an item number and aquantity are translated from other card columns in the reader to thesecond detail card, etc., until all items and quantities have beentranslated from the card reader into individual detail cards.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a machineconsisting of a card reader, a card punch, a card hopper in the cardreader for receiving a plurality of multiple item cards, a card hopperin the punch for receiving a plurality of record blanks, and controlcircuits interconnecting the reader and the punch so an individualrecord is prepared for each item in certain columns of the multiple itemcards, and all cards corresponding to items in a particular multipleitem card receive common identifying data.

Other objects of the invention are pointed out in the followingdescription and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which disclose, by way of example, the principle of the invention andthe best mode, which has been contemplated, of applying that principle.

7 2,796,932 Patented June 25, 1957 In the drawings:

Fig. l is a schematic representation of the card reader or card punch.

Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the function of the order cardconverter.

Fig. 3 is a sample order card.

Fig. 4 is an auxiliary drum card.

Fig. 5 is a card reader program card.

Fig. 6 is a card punch program card.

Figs. 7 through 14 show the wiring diagram.

Fig. 15 shows the arrangement of Figs. 7 through 14 to form the wiringdiagram.

General description of basic units may also be referred to simply as the'punch or as the slave A schematic representation is shown, in Fig. 1,of one of the duplicating punches referred to hereinbefore. This figurecorresponds to Fig. 17 of the Patent 2,647,581, issued August 4, 1953,to E. W. Gardinor, et al.

The reader and punch referred to herein are each mechanically identicalto the machine shown in the Patent 2,647,581 except that a read stationcard lever, identical to the punch station card lever, is positioned tobe operated by a card at the read station of the reader to closecontacts designated RCL contacts (read card lever contacts). Thecircuits of the reader and the punch are identical to the circuits ofthe patented machine except as indicated hereinafter in thespecification and shown in dotted lines in the attached drawings. Thecircuits of the reader and the punch are altered in a manner whereby thenormal functions of the machines as claimed in the Patent 2,647,581 orthe functions claimed in the claims attached hereto may be utilized bythe mere operation of a converter function switch 502, shown in Fig. 11.With the switch 502.in its off position, the reader and the punch mayeach be operated independently in the manner described in the citedpatent. With the switch 502 in its on position, the reader and the punchcooperate as a single machine.

Reference may be made to the Patent 2,647,581 for the mechanicalstructure and for the functions of the individual machines. Thefunctions of the two duplicating punches forming the converter aredescribed in detail only to the extent that they differ from thefunctions of the machine described in Patent 2,647,581 and to the extentnecessary to describe the operation of the converter.

Referring to Fig. l, the reader and the punch each comprises a cardhopper 10 from which cards are fed singly to a position E inregistration with a punching line 11. The movement of the card past thepunching line is controlled to occur in a step-by-step orcolumn-by-column manner which will advance the card toward a position Fin registration with a reading line 12. The movement of the card pastthe reading line also is controlled to occur in a step-by-step orcolumn-by-column manner while data columns of the card are sensed, cardfeed wheels 86 and 86a, shown in the schematic of Fig. 1, represent themeans for movin and read lines 11 and 12.

After passing the reading line 12, the card is advanced cards past thepunch to a position designated C from which it is shifted at i ht an leso a me hanism which delivers it to a dis: charge hopper 13.

Punch elements arranged along the line 11 may be controlled selectivelyfrom a keyboard, from a record card at the sensing line 12 or from arecord on an auxiliary drum 230a. Various functions of the machine arecontrolled, modified or facilitated by a record card on a program drum230. Some of the functions are; numeric punching from a keyboard;automatic skipping of desired portions of a record card; X skipping of adesired' portion of a card (punch an 11 hole in the first column of afield and skip the remainder); duplicating data from a card at the readstation to a card at the punch station; alphabetic punching from akeyboard; zero print eliminate (punch zeros to the left of a significantdigit without printing the zeros) suppress printing of all data punched;duplicate data from the auxiliary drum 230a; punch multiple holes in asingle card colurnrn' The foregoing are normal functions of the readerand the punch.

The numeric designations of components. of the patented machines areretained so as, to be readily compared with the structure and circuitsof the Patent 2,647,581. When reference is made to these components aparenthetic'designation (S), or (M) isused to designat e whether thecomponent referred to is a part of the punch (slave) or the reader(master).

General description of'order card converter The reader unit is used onlyas a card reader. To commence operation, a first card feed cycle isinitiated to move a prepunched card from the hopper 10 (M) to a prepunchposition A (M) shown in Fig. 1. A second card feed cycle is initiated tomove the first card from the position A (M) to the position E (M) inregistration with the punching line 11 (M) and to move a second card tothe position A (M). A release cycle is initiated to release the firstcard from the position E (M) to the position F (M) in registration withthe sensing line 12 (M), and at the end of the release cycle, a thirdcard feed cycle is automatically initiated to advance the second card toposition E (M) in registration with the line 11 (M), and a third card tothe prepunch position A (M). As the first card is read it is advanced tothe position C (M). Thereafter, each time a card feedcycle of the readeris initiated a card is advanced from the position (M) to the stacker 13(M), another card is advanced to the position F (M), a third card isadvanced to the position E (M), and a fourth card, is advanced from thehopper (M) to the position A (M).

The punch is used as, a duplicating card punch To commence operations afirst card feed cycle is initiated to advance a blank card from thehopper 10 (S) to the prepunch position A (S). A second'card feed cycleis initiated to advance the first card to the position E (S) inregistration with the punch line 11 (S) and a second card to theposition A (S).

With a prepunched order card, DC, at the reading line 12 (M), a blankdetail card, D, at the punching line 11 (S) and the converter functionswitch 502 in its on position, the converter is in readiness forconverting a multiple item order card into a plurality of single itemorder or detail cards. 7

The cards for use with the converter are conventional cards comprisingtwelve rows of data recording positions divided into eighty columns.

Order card:

The particular application of the converter must determine to a certainextent the arrangement of the order card and of the various controlcards used in the cone verter. For the purpose of explanation aparticular arrangement is assumed. However, it will be understood thatthis arrangement may be altered within the scope of the invention.

The first six columns of the order cards in the examples are. set asidefor identification of a particular store within a chain of stores, andfor identification of a particular order sheet. For example, the storeand the order sheet may each be identified by three digit numbers.Columns 7 through 56 of each order card are identified, in a catalogsupplied to each store, with particular items that may be ordered.Twenty-three of the eighty columns, columns fifty-seven to eighty, areunused. It will be apparent that additional columns may be assigned toadditional items. However, in consideration of factors not pertinent tothis invention, the last twenty-three columns are not used in thepreferred embodiment.

An exemplary order card is shown in Fig. 3 to facilitate the subsequentdescription of the converter operation. Columns one to six contain thestore number, for example, 134" and the order sheet number, for example,512. Column seven contains the quantity 21; column eight contains thequantity 7; column nine is blank; column ten contains the quantity 21;and the remaining columns are blank. This example is followedhereinafter in describing the circuitry and functioning of theconverter.

The following coding scheme is used in punching columns 7 through 5 6 ofthe order cards:

Normal Index Denomina- Bositlon Desigtional Des1gnatlons-Top nation Forto Bottom Converter Feature The normal designations are indicated alongthe lefthand edge, of the card, in Fig. 3, and the special designations.along the righthand' edge.

To represent other numbers, for example, the number 63, holes arepunched in positions 9, 8 and 0 to designate 40+20+3=63.

The arrangement of the denomination designations in the order card isprovided to avoid errors since the original cards. from which the. ordercards are prepared are hand marked and it would be confusing to retainthe normal designations 1 through 9 and require that the person orderingthen; shift to thetop of the card for higher denominations. With thedescribed arrangement the denominations increase from top to bottom ofthe card.

Auxiliary card As described in thehereinbefore cited Patent 2,647,581,an auxiliary'card placed on the auxiliary drum 230a may be sensed tocontrol the punches. The auxiliary card used in the preferred embodimentis perforated to cause the punching of consecutive numbers 1-50corresponding to columns seven to fifty-six of the auxiliary and ordercards. The columns. oneto six of the auxiliary card are blank Columns.seven to fifty-six are punched in accordance with the code describedhereinbefore for the order card. The-values may, be combined to formintermediate values or larger values; for example, to represent linenumber 39,, holes are punched in the index positions 8, 7 and. to,designate 20+10+9=39.

Program cards As describedin the cited Patent 2,647,581, when certainpatterns of punches are sensed in the program card of a'machine,functions associated with particular patterns are performedautomatically; for example, 12 holes in consecutive columns of a programcar'd causes the corresponding columns of the card in the read or punchstation to be skipped automatically; a blank column followed by 11punches puts the machine in a condition for manual keying of data intocorresponding columns of a card at the punch station; holes inconsecutive columns causes data from corresponding columns of a card atthe read station to be duplicated automatically in corresponding columnsof a card at the punch station; a blank column followed by 2 holescauses zero print elimination to the left of the first significant digitin corresponding columns of a card at the punch station; and 3 holes inconsecutive columns cause the suppression of printing of data punched incorresponding columns of a card at the punch station.

Reader program card The program card of the reader is shown in Fig. 5and is punched as follows:

Columns 1-6-0 punched to duplicate column for column from reader readstation to the punch Columns 7-56-0 in addition to 8s punched toduplicate from the reader read station and auxiliary card to the punchColumns 7-568 punched to translate single column one or two digitnumbers to two-column two-digit numbers Columns 57-80-12 punched to skipout order card Punch program card The program card of the punch is shownin Fig. 6 and is punched as follows:

Columns 1-60 punched to duplicate column for column from one detail cardto the following detail card Columns 7-10When the blank column 7 isreached,

duplication stops Columns 11-80-l2 punched to skip out detail cardConverter function With an order card, 0C1, positioned at the read line12 (M) and a detail card, D1, positioned at the punch line 11 (S), theconverter is ready to perform its function of the converting the firstmultiple item order card 001 into a plurality of single item detailcards, D1, D2, D3, etc. By referring to Fig. 2, in conjunction with thefollowing description, the converter operation will be clear.

Columns one to six of the card 0C1 are duplicated into columns one tosix of the first detail card D1 in a step designated 1A. After columnsix of the card 0C1 is sensed, the card 0C1 escapes to column sevenwhere the data in column seven are sensed. At the same time column sevenof the auxiliary card on the drum 230A of the reader is sensed by starwheels. The data in columns seven of the auxiliary card and the card 0C1are coded as indicated hereinbefore and shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Eachcolumn contains a oneor two-digit number that will be translated to atwo-column two-digit number in the detail card. For example, the 4 holepunched in column eight of the card shown in Fig. 3 represents the digit7 which will be punched as 07. The number from column seven of theauxiliary card is translated and punched in columns seven and eight ofthe card D1 in a step designated 1B. The numberin column seven of thecard 0C1 is translated and punched in columns nine and ten of the cardD1 in a step designated 1C. The card D1 is advanced to the read line 12(S) and a new detail card D2 is advanced to the punch line 11 (S). Thecard 001 and the auxiliary card are advanced to column eight. The datain columns one to six of the card D1 are duplicated into columns one tosix of the card D2 in a step designated 2A. The data in column eight ofthe auxiliary card are translated and punched in columns seven and eightof the card D2 in a step designated 23, and the .data in column eight ofthe card 001 are translated and punched in columns nine and ten of thecard D2 in a step designated 2C. The card D1 is advanced to the stacker13 (S), the card D2 is advanced to the read line 12 (S), a card D3 isadvanced to the punch line 11 (S) and the auxiliary card and the card0C1 are advanced to column nine. The data in the columns one to six ofthe card D2- are duplicated into columns one to six of the card D3 in astep designated 3A. The data in column nine of the auxiliary card aretranslated and punched in columns seven and eight of the card D3 in astep designated 3B. The data in column nine of the card 0C1 aretranslated and punched in columns nine and ten of the card D3 in a stepdesignated 3C. Columns one to six of each succeeding card are duplicatedfrom the preceding detail card and the data in the auxiliary card' andthe card 001 are translated and punched in the manner described untilthe last data-containing column of the card 0C1 has been read thecorresponding data have been punched. The card 0C1 is then advanced tostacker 13 (M) and a second order card, 0C2 is advanced to the read line12 (M). The procedure explained for the card 0C1 is repeated for allorder cards in the hopper 10 (M).

Circuit description Referring to Figs. 7-14, the added circuitry isshown in dotted outline and is described hereinafter.

The circuitry for effecting the feeding of cards is fully described inthe Patent 2,647,581, so a starting position is assumed with the firstorder card, 0C1, positioned with its column number one at the readingline 12 (M) and a detail card, D1, positioned with its column numberone, one space to the right of the punch line 11 (S).

The reader circuit is shown in Figs. 10 to 14 and the punch circuit inFigs. 7 to 9. The reader and the punch are to function together as theconverter, so the converter function switch 502, shown in Fig. 11, isclosed. With the switch 502 closed, a circuit is completed from the zeropotential line 403 (M) through a line 504, the switch .592, relay coils73P (pick), 73H (hold), 74P, 74H, 75F,

and 75H to the positive potential line 402 (M). The relay pointsassociated with R73, R74 and R75, and referred to hereinafter, aretransferred. Twelve sets of relay points designated 73-1 to 73-12 aretransferred when R73 is energized and, as shown in Fig. 10, connect theusual read station pin contacts 223 (M) to corresponding read relaysdesignated RR1 through RR12.

Functions of relay contacts Twelve sets of relay contacts designated74-1 to 74-12 are transferred when the R74 is energized. The transferpoints of the contacts 74-1 to 74-12 connect the auxiliary stationcontacts 246a-1 (M) to 246a-12 (M) to respective auxiliary relaydesignated AR1 through AR-12. When R73 is unenergized and the read pins,which are described in the Patent 2,647,581, sense holes in a card atthe read line 12 (M) and corresponding ones of the contacts 223 (M) areclosed, circuits are completed through the normally closed points of R73and the normally closed points of the relay R32 (M) to the usualinterposer magnets designated 188-1 (M) through 188-12 (M). With R73energized it will be apparent that when the contacts 223 (M) are closedby the sensing of data in the card at read line 12 (M), correspondingones of the read relays RR1 through RR12 will be energized instead ofthe corresponding interposer magnets 188-1 (M) through 1815-12 (M). WhenR32 (M) is energized and R74 is unenergized and data are. read in theauxiliary card and corresponding auxiliary contacts 246a (M) are closed,circuits are completed through the normally closed R74 contacts and thenormally open R32 (M) contacts to the interposer magnets 188 (M). WithR74 energized, it will be apparent that the circuit will be from theauxiliary contacts 246a (M) through the transferred R74 points torespective auxiliary relays designated ARI through AR12.

When the cam contacts CF4 (M), shown in Fig. 11, close at 65 of the cardfeed cycle in which the card C1 is fed to the .read line 12 (M), acircuit is completed from the line 403 (M), through the contacts CF4(M), through normally open contacts 75-9, through the read card levercontacts RCL which are closed by the card 0C1 at the read line 12 (M),through a relay R6 to the line 402 (M). The relay R6 is held energizedthrough a circuit comprising a line 506, a relay point 6-d, and a line508, connected in parallel with the hold coil, H, of the relay R1, shownin Fig. 11. Another circuit is complete from the read card lever RCL toa line 510, relay contacts 75-6, and the coil of a latch pick relay47LP, through a line 512 to the line 402 (M). The relay 47LP is of thetype that, once energized, is latched and the contacts completed by theenergization of the relay 47LP remain closed until a latch trip relay47LT, shown in Fig; 13, is energized. A circuit from contacts CF4 (M),through the contacts 75-9, the read card lever RCL and normally closedcontacts 75-10, to the relay R3 (M) is broken by the opening of thecontact 75-10. The contacts 75-10 serve during normal punch operation topick up R6 in parallel with R3 (M) since the relay contacts 6-b, 6-c,and 6-e, shown in Fig. 11, replace normal R3 (M) contacts 3-b and 3-0.

The normally open relay contacts 75-1, shown in Fig. 11, are used toisolate relay contacts 47-2 during normal key punch operation. The relaycontacts 75-3, shown in Fig. 12, complete the 0 star wheel contacts inthe punch during normal key punch operation. The relay contacts 75-4,shown in Fig. 11, provide a circuit from the contacts 6-]; to theprogram circuits of the reader when the reader is being used in thenormal manner as a duplicating punch. The relay contacts 75-5, shown inFig. 11, complete the auto-duplication circuits in the reader duringnormal key punch operation thereof. The relay contacts 75-7, shown inFig. 12., are in series with the program drum 8 contacts and completecircuits for picking up a translation relay R56, also shown in Fig. 12.

Relay contacts 75-8, shown in Fig. 14, complete a circuit for use in theconverter function for duplicating columns one to six of the order cardinto the first detail card of a card group. The contacts 75-11, shown inFig. 10, complete a circuit to the auxiliary pin contacts 246a (M) inparallel with the circuit to the read pin contacts 223 (M). The relaycontacts 75-12, shown in Fig. 13, isolate the P6 (S) pulses from thepunch so that the punch cannot efiect spacing of the reader duringnormal duplicating punch operations.

The latch pick relay 47L? has three sets of contacts. During converteroperation, when the relay contacts 47-1, shown in Fig. 11, close, theycause the release of a detail card in the punch during a reader feedcycle if no quantity had been sensed in the order card. The relaycontacts 47-2 and 47-3, shown in Fig. 11, are effective to drop out ofthe relay 47L? in the event it is energized when the release key or thefeed key is depressed.

After duplication of the first six columns of the order card, the relayR56 is picked up through the program contacts 8, shown in Fig. 12. Therelay contacts 56-1, shown in Fig. 13, are effective to switch theoperation from column by column duplication from the order card at theline 12 (M) into the detail card at the line 11 (S) to the sequentialreading out of values set up in the translation relay networks shown inFigs. 13 and'l4. The relay contacts 56-2, shown in Fig. 12, areeffective to cause duplication of columns one to six of one detail cardinto columns one to six of the following detail card when the order cardis in a quantity field. When the relay R56 is energized, the relaypoints 56-3, shown in Fig. 13, are elfectiveto cause interrogation ofthe translation networks. When the relay R56 is tie-energized, itscontacts 56-3 are effective to cause the spacing of the order card-inresponse to a P6 (S) pulse from the punch.

The relay contacts 56-4., shown in Fig. 12, condition the punch to takea punch cycle when the order card is in a quantity field. The relaycontacts 56-5, shown in Fig. 11, are efiective to provide hold circuitsfor the reader duplicating circuits during the time that one detail cardis being escaped from the punch and another detail card is beingfed'thereto during which time the contacts R3-e (8), shown in Fig. 8,are open. The relay contacts 56-6, shown inFig. 14, are eifective toprevent the energizing of the relay R60 at P7 (M) time while an ordercard is in a quantity field.

A relay R33, shown in Fig. 8, having a number of sets of contacts iseffective to interlock the operation of the reader and punch. Wheneverthe punch is duplicating, skipping, feeding cards, or at any time thatthe interposer bail contacts are closed, a circuit is completed to thefirst grid of a tube T-16 in Fig. '8 and the relay R33 in the platecircuit of the tube 'T-16, is energized to perform its interlockingfunction through its various contacts.

A latch pick relay 46LP, shown in Fig. 13, is effective to start thesequential readout of four sets of storage relay networks representativeof a tens digit column number, a'units digit column number, a tens digitquantity and a units digit quantity. Four relays 49LP, 50LP, 51LP and52LP are effective to cause the sequential interrogation of the fourstorage networks. A relay R53P is provided with four sets of contacts.Its contacts 53-5, shown in Fig. 14, provide a hold circuit for therelay R53H. Its contacts 53-2, shown in Fig. 14, delay the starting ofthe above described sequential interrogation of storage relays to allowtime for the feeding of detail cards in the punch. Its contacts 53-4,shown in Fig. 13, switch the P6(S) pulses from interrogating thenetworks to spacing the order card Its contacts 53-1, shown in Fig. 14,complete a circuit for picking the latch trip relay SZLT fordeenergizing the latch pick relay 52LP.

Circuit operation The program cards of the reader and the punch areprogrammed to automatically commence duplication and when the card 001:is registered with its column number one at the reading line 12(M'),duplication is started and the data in the identification field, columnsone to six of the order card, are duplicated in columns one to six ofthe first detail card D1. When the order card is advanced with itscolumn seven at the read line 12(M), the order card is then in thequantity field comprising columns seven to fifty-six.

Hereafter, when a relay contact is started to be normal it is in theposition assumed when the relay is uuenergized. Transferred contacts arein the position assumed when the relayis energized.

Referring to Fig. 3, columns one to six of the order card are punched inthe conventional Hollerith code as follows, to represent the store andorder sheet numbers: 1, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2. Referring to Fig. 10, when columnone is sensed, the pin contacts 223-1 (M) close and a circuit iscompleted through the pin-contacts 223-1 (M), through the transferredcontacts 73-1 to the read relay RRl-P (pick). The contacts RR1-1, shownin Fig. 13, close and provide a hold circuit through the hold relayRRl-H (hold). At P7 (M) time a circuit is completed from the line 403(M), through the P7 (M) contacts, shown in Fig. 14, through the relaycontacts 56-6 which are in their normal closed position due to the ordercard not being in a quantity-field, through the relay contacts 75-8 thatare closed due to the converter function switch 502 being closed,through a relay R to the line 402 (M). The relay R60 picksup closing itscontacts designated 60- 1 through 60-12 associated with lines designated514-1 through 514-12 that run through a cable 516 to the punchinterposer magnets 188-1 (S) through 188-12 (S) in Fig. 7. At P8 (M)time, a circuit is completed from the line 403 ,(M) through the P8 (M')contacts, shown in Fig. 13,-through1he normal relay contacts 56-1,through a line 518, through the contacts RRl-S, that are closed due tothe energizing of RR1, and the closed contacts 60 1 to the line 514-1that extends through the cable 516 and the punch interposer magnet 188-1(S) in Fig. 7, to the line 402 (S). When the interposer magnet 188-1 (S)is energized, the usual bail contacts 194 (S) and 195 (S) are closedthereby initiating an escape and punch cycle of the punch as follows:from the line 403 (S), contacts 3b in Fig. 8, interposer contacts 194(S) and 195 (S) in parallel, contacts 24d (S), rectifier 409 (S),contacts 23c (S), 220 (S) to the first grid of the tube T4 (S), thusshort circuiting the bias resistor 407 (S) and causing the tube tobecome conductive. The plate of the tube is connected to the escapemagnet 104 (S), the other side of which is connected through the wire446 and the cam contacts P1 in Fig. 9 to the line 402 (S).

The escape magnet 104 (S) is operated to advance the card D1 one step tobring its first punching column beneath the rows of punches and uponenergization it closes its contacts 107 (S) and 107a (S) in Fig. 8, ofwhich contacts 107a (S) short circuits the bias resistor of the tube T3(S) so that T3 (S) becomes conductive to energize the relay R22 (S) inFig. 8, through the wire 446 (S) and the cam contacts P1 (S). The relayR22 (S) thereupon opens its contacts 220 (S) in the grid circuit of thetube T4 (S) causing its deenergization of the escape magnet 104 (S)before the card D1 has advanced more than a single column or step.

Relay R22 (S) also shifts its contacts 22d (S) completing a circuit fromthe line 403 (S) to the contacts 3b (S) of the relay R3 (S) (nowclosed), the wire 447 (S), the contacts 22-d (S) transferred, to thefirst grid of tube T7 (S), rendering it conductive so that the punchclutch magnet 204 (S) in the plate circuit thereof is energized throughthe contacts P1 (S). This results in tripping a one revolution clutch,causing the punch shaft (S) to make a single revolution during which thepunches whose interposers have been activated will be reciprocated topunch hoes in the detail card D1 and the Various P (S) contacts areactuated.

At P6 (S) time, eighty degrees to one hundred and seventy degrees(80-170) of the punch cycle, during which column one of the card D1 ispunched, a circuit is completed from the line 403 (S) through the P6 (S)contacts, through the relay contacts 25e (S) normally closed, Fig. 7,through a line 520, the cable 516, through the contacts 6a in Fig. 13,the normal relay contacts 56-3, the transferred relay contacts 75-12, aline 522, the relay contacts 24d (M) in Fig. 11, the rectifier 409 (M),the relay contacts 230 (M) and 22c (M) to the first grid of the tube T4(M), (also in Fig. 11) causing the tube to become conductive andenergize the escape magnet 104 (M) thereby eifecting a one-columnescapement of the order card, C1, and the auxiliary card in the mannerdescribed hereinbefore with respect to the card D1 in the punch. In themanner there described, a cycle of the reader punch shaft is initiatedwhereby the read pins are actuated to sense column two of the card 001and the auxiliary card. Columns two, three, four, five and six of thecard 0C1 are duplicated into the corresponding columns of the card D1 ina similar manner.

The P6 (S) pulse emitted from the punch to the line 520 upon thepunching of column six of the detail card, D1, advances column seven ofthe order card to the read line 12 (M) and advances column seven of thereader program card to its reading line. The reader program card movessynchronously with the order card and the auxiliary card, and as shownin Fig. 5, columns seven to fifty-six of the reader program card arepunched with zeros to efifect duplication and also are punched with 8sto effect translation of data from the order card and the auxiliary cardcodes into the Hollerith code for punching in the detail cards. When thefirst 8 hole in the reader program card is sensed, a circuit iscompleted through the 8 contacts, shown in Fig. 12, through thetransferred relay contacts 75-7 and the relaycontacts 1e (M) to thefirst grid of a tube T15 (M) thereby causing the tube T15 (M) to becomeconductive and energize the relay R56 in the plate circuit thereof.

When the order card and the auxiliary card are advanced from column sixto column seven, after the duplication of data from column six of thecard 0C1 to column six of the card D1, the punch shaft (M) is rotated,in the manner described hereinbefore, through one cycle hereinafterreferred to as cycle A (M). The cams P7 (M), P6 (M) and P8 (M) are onthis shaft, as well a the P cams described in the Patent 2,647,581.

At P7 (M) time, 70-250 degrees of the cycle A (M),

the P7 (M) pulse is ineffective since, when the reader program cardadvanced to column seven, the relay R56 picked up and the contacts 56-6,shown in Fig. 14, opened.

At P6 (M) time, -170 degrees of the cycle A (M), circuits are completedto the read pin contacts 223 (M) in Fig. 10 from the line 403 (M),through contacts P6 (M), contacts 25e (M) (transferred), contacts (M)and the line 414 (M). Another circuit is completed from the line 403 (M)through contacts P6 (M), contacts 25e (M) (transferred), contacts 9c (M)and contacts 75-11 to the auxiilary pin contacts 246a (M). At P6 (M)time the former circuit continues through the pin contacts 223-12 (M)and 223-8 (M), the respective transferred contacts 73-12 and 73-8 andthe relays RR12 and RR8 to the line 402 (M) which represent the readingof the quantity 21 from column seven of the order card, 0C1, as shown inFig. 3. The later circuit is complete through the auxiliary pin contacts246a-12 (M), the transferred contacts 74-12 and the relay AR12 to theline 402 (M) representing the reading of the item number 1 from columnseven of the auxiliary card as shown in Fig. 4. The relays AR12, RR8 andRR12 are held through their respective contacts AR12-1, RR8-1 and RR12-1in Fig. 13 as previously described for RR1. The relay contacts RR8-3 andRR12-3, shown in Fig. 13 are transferred, and at P8 (M) time, -240degrees of the reader cycle A (M) during which the order card wasadvanced to column seven, a circuit is completed from the line 403 (M)through the P8 (M) contacts, shown in Fig. 13, through the transferredrelay contacts 56-1, through a line 523 and the transferred relaycontacts RR12-3 and a line 524 to the latch relay 46LP and the line 402(M). The relay 46LP is picked and latched. A parallel circuit iscompleted from line 524 through a rectifier 526 and a trip coil 47LT ofthe latch pick relay 47LP to the line 402 (M) thereby unlatching thelatched relay 47LP. If the order card has no quantities punched therein,it is desired to release the detail card, D1, since it has thevidentifying store number and order sheet number punched therein. Forthis purpose the previously described circuit through the relay contacts75-1 and 47-1, shown in Fig. 11 to the R1 (S) coil of the punch effectsa release of the detail card, D1, during the card feed cycle duringwhich the order card, having no quantities punched therein, is releasedfrom the read line 12 '(M) and a new order card is fed thereto in themanner described hereinafter.

When the relay.46LP is energized, the contacts 46-3 shown in Fig. 12,close completing a circuit from the line 403 (S) in Fig. 9, through aline 528, through the contacts 56-4 and 46-3 in Fig. 12 and theinterlocking contacts 33-2 in Fig. 9, through a line 530 to the firstgrid of the tube T-7 (S) in Fig. 9. When the tube T-7 (S) conducts, thepunch clutch magnet 204 (S) is energized initiating a cycle of the punchshaft (S), hereinafter referred to as cycle B (S).

At P7 (S) time, 10-60 degrees of cycle B (S) of the punch shaft, acircuit is complete from the line 403 (S), through the P7 (S) contacts,shown in Fig. 9, through the interlocking relay contacts 33-1, and aline 532 in the cable 516 to Fig. 14, through the relay contacts 46-1and 53-2, and the latch pick relay ,49L P, to the line.

402 (M). At P6 (S) time, 80-170 degrees of cycle B (S), a circuit iscompleted from the linev 403 (S) in Fig. 7, through the P6 (S) contacts,the relaycontacts 259(8) (normal), through the line 520 in cable 516 toFig. 13, through the contacts 6a, 56-3 transferred, 53-4 normal, throughthe transferred contacts 49-3, through the normal contacts AR7-2, AR9-2and AR8-4, through a line 534-0, in Figs. 13 and 14, through the line514- in the cable 516, through the 0 inte'rposer magnet 138-0 (S), inFig. 7, to the line 402 (S). Energizing the 0 interposer magnet 188-0(S) actuates the 0 intcrposer and closes the interposer bail contacts194 and 195 in Fig. 8, thereby initiating an escape and punch cycle ofthe punch, in the manner described hereinbefore, and hereinafterreferred to as cycle C (S), whereby the digit 0 is punched in columnseven of the card D1 to represent the tens digit of the item number 01.

At P8 (S) time, 200-260 degrees of cycle B (S), a latch relay 50LP isenergized by a circuit from the line 403 (S), through the contacts P8(S), a line 536 in the cable 516 to Fig. 14, a line 538, the transferredcontacts 49-2 and the relay 50LP to the line 402*(M). A parallel circuitfrom the line 538 through the contacts 49-1 energizes the latch triprelay 46LT thereby dropping out the relay 46LP.

At P7 (S) time, 10-60 degrees of the cycle C (S) that is initiated bythe energizing of the 0 interposer magnet 188-0 (S), a circuit iscompleted from the line 403 (S),

tacts 33-1 and the line 532 toFig. 14, through the contacts 50-1 and alatch trip relay 49LT to the line 402 (M) thereby energizing the latchtrip relay 49LT and-unlatching the latch pick relay 49LP.

At P6 (S) time, 80-170 degrees of cycle C (S), during which column sevenis punched, a circuit is complete from the line 403 (S) through thecontacts P6 (S) in Fig. 7, the relay contacts e (S) (transferred), theline 520 in the cable 516 to Fig. 13, the contacts 6a, the transferredcontacts 56-3, the normal contacts 53-4, through a line 540 and thetransferred contacts 50-3, through the transferred contacts AR12-2 thatrepresent the reading of the item number 1 in column seven of theauxiliary card, through a line 534-1 in Figs. 13 and 14, through a line514-1 to the interposer magnet 188-1 (S), in Fig. 7, thereby causing anescape and punch cycle hereinafter referred to as cycle D (D) duringwhich a 1 is punched in column eight of the card D1 representing theunits digit of the item number.

At P8 (S) time 200-260 degrees of cycle C (S), during which columneight-of the detail card, D1, is punched, a circuit is completed fromthe line 403 (S), through the contacts P8 (S) in Fig. 9, through theline536 to Fig. 14,

through the line 538 and the normal contacts 49-4 and the transferredcontacts 50-2, throughthe latch pick relay SILP to the line 402 (M).

At P7 (S) time 10-60 degrees of cycle D (S), a circuit is completed asdescribed hereinbefore from the line 403 (S), contacts P7 (S), line 532,to Fig.14, through the transferred contacts 51-1 and the latch trip.relay 50LT, to the line 402 (M) thereby unlatchingthe latch relay 50LP.At P6 (S) time 80-170 degrees of cycle D (S), the previously describedcircuit is completed from the line 403 (S) through the P6-(S) contactsin Fig. 7 and the line 520 to Fig. 13,. through the contacts 6a and 56-3transferred, the normal contacts 53-4, and the line 54.0, through thetransferred contacts AR12-6 that indicate that the item number 1 Was.read, through. the transferred contacts 51-3, in Fig. 14, through thenormal contacts RR7-4, RR9-4, through thev transferred contacts RRS-S,that indicate the tens quantity 2, through a line 534-2, and the line514-2, to the interposer magnet 188-2 (S) in Fig. 7, thereby actuatingthe corresponding interposer and initiating an escape and punch cyclehereinafter referred to as cycle E (S) and effecting the punching of a 2in column nine of the card D1, representing the tens quantity 2.

. 12 At P8 (S) time, 200-260 degrees of cycle D (S), the hereinbeforedescribedcircuit is completed from the line 403 (S) and the contactsv P8(S) in Fig. 9, through the 11116536 to Fig. 14, through the 1ine538,through. the normal contacts 50-4 and the transferred contacts 51-2,through the latch pick relay 52LP to the line 402 (M).

At P7 (S) time, 10-60 degrees of cycle E (S), a circuit is completed, asdescribed hereinbefore, from the line 403 (S), through the contacts P7(S) in Fig. 9, the line 532 to Fig. 14, through the transferred contacts52-1 and the latch trip relay SILT, to the line 402 (M).

At P6 (S) time, -170 degrees of cycle E (S), a circuit is completed fromline 403 (S) through the P6 (S) contacts in Fig. 7, through the line 520to Fig. 13, through the contacts 6a, the transferred contacts 56-3, thenormal contacts 53-4, through the line 540, through the contacts AR12-6,that indicate that the item number 1 was read, through a line 542 andthe transferred contacts 52-3, through the transferred contacts RR12-4representing the units quantity digit 1, to the line 534-1 and throughthe line 514-1 to the interposer magnet 188-1 (S) in Fig. 7,therebyactuating the corresponding interposer and initiating an escapeand punch cycle hereinanfter referred to as cycle F (S) and effectingthe punching of a l in column ten of the card D1. At P8 (S) time,200-260 degrees of cycle E (S), the previously described circuit iscompleted from the line 403 (S), through the P8 (S) contacts in Fig. 9and the iine 536 to the line 538 in Fig. 14, through the normal contacts51-4, the transferred contacts 52-2 and the relay R531 to the line 402(M). A hold circuit is provided for the relay R53 as follows: from theline 403 (S) through the contacts PR3 in Fig. 8, through the contactsP.3d, (S), through a line 544 in the cable 516 to the contacts 53-5 inFig. 14, through the relay R53H to the line 402 (M).

At P7 (S) time, 10-60 degrees of cycle F (S), a circuit is completedfrom the line 403 (S) through the P7 (S) contacts in Fig. 9 and the line532 in the cable 516 to Fig. 14, and through the transferred contacts53-1 and a latch trip relay 52LT to the line 402 (M), thereby unlatchingthe latched relay 52LP.

At P6 (S) time, 80-170 degrees of cycle F (S), a circuit is completefrom the line 403 (S) through the contacts P6 (S) and the line 520 toFig. 14, through the contacts 6a, the transferred contacts 56-3 and thetransferred contacts 53-4, the transferred contacts 75-12 and the line522 to Fig. 11, through the contacts 24d (M), the rectifier 409 (M), therelay contacts 236 (M) and 220 (M) to the first grid of the tube T4 (M),thereby energizing the escape magnet 104 (M) in the plate circuit of T4(M) and effecting a one column escapement of the order card, 0C1, andthe auxiliary card so their columns eight are at their respective readlines. During escapement a punch shaft (M) cycle is initiated and isreferred to hereinafter as cycle G (M).

At P8 (S) time, 200-260 degrees of cycle F (S), the circuit through theP8 (S) contacts is incomplete since the contacts 49-1, 49-2, 50-2, 51-2and 52-2 are in their normal open positions.

When the detail card, D1, advances to column ten during cycle F (S), itis punched in accordance with the units quantity from column seven ofthe order card, 0C1, and is then released. from the punch line 11 (S)due to the programming of the punch program card. As the detail card,D1, is released, the relay R3 (S) is dropped out and the relay R53Hwhich was held up through the relay contacts 3d (S) in Fig. 8, isdropped out. The first detail card advances to the read line 12 (S)under program control and a new detail card, D2, advances to the punchline 11 (S).

At P7 (M) time, 70-250 degrees of the punch shaft cycle 6' (M), duringwhich the order card and the auxiliary card are advanced from columnseven to column eight, the P7 (M) pulse is ineffective due to the opencontacts 56-6 in Fig. 14.

At P6 (M) time, 80-170 degrees of cycle G (M), circuits are completed tothe read pin contacts 223 (M) in gized indicating the quantity 7 incolumn eight of the order card, C1, in accordance with the punching ofthe card shown in Fig. 3. The relay AR11 is energized indicating theitem number 2 from column eight of the auxiliary card in accordance withthe punching of the card in Fig. 4.

At P8 (M) time, 160-240 degrees of cycle G (M), a circuit is completedfrom the line 403 (M) through the contacts P8 (M) in Fig. 13, throughthe transferred contacts 56-1 and the line 523 through the normalcontacts RR12-3, RR11-3, RRO-3, RR1-3, RR2-3, RR3-3, through thetransferred contacts RR4-3, the line 524 and the latch pick relay 46LPto the line 402 (M). The pulse to the latch trip relay 47LT issuperfluous since the latch pick relay 47LP was previously unlatched.

When the contacts 46-2, shown in Fig. 12, close, a circuit is completedfrom the line 403 (S) through the 0 program contacts 246 (S) in Fig. 9,through the closed auto dup-auto skip switch 413 (S), through a line 546to Fig. 12, through the transferred contacts 46-2 and the transferredcontacts 56-2, through a line 548 to Fig. 9-

and the first grid of the tube T14 (S). When the tube T14 (S) conducts,automatic duplication is initiated in the manner described in the Patent2,647,581 and columns one to six of the detail card, D1, are duplicatedinto columns one to six of the card D2.

The interlocking contacts 33-1 in Fig. 9, delay the picking up of therelay 49LP through the contacts 46-1 and 53-2. After the duplication ofcolumns one to six is completed, the contacts 33-1 close and thesequence relays 49LP, 50LP, 51LP and 52LP effect the punching of theitem number 02 in columns seven and eight of the card D2 and thepunching of the quantity 07 in columns nine and ten of the card D2 inthe manner described hereinbefore for the card D1.

The card D2 is then escaped to the read line 12 (S), under programcontrol and a new card D3 is advanced to the punch line 11 (S) and theorder card, 0C1, and the auxiliary card are advanced one column. Thecard D1 is advanced to the stacker 13 (S).

As described hereinbefore with reference to the card DI, the P6 (S)pulse emitted during the punching of column ten of the card D2 iseffective to cause cycle of the reader, hereinafter referred to as cycleH (M) and to cause a one-column advance of the order card, 0C1, and theauxiliary card to present their columns nine to their respective readlines.

Column nine of the order card, as indicated in Fig. 3, is blank andtherefore none of the relays RR1 to RR12 are energized. At P8 (M) timeof the cycle H (M), a circuit is complete from the line 403 (M), throughthe contacts P8 (M) in Fig. 13, through the transferred contacts 56-1and the line 523, through the normal contacts RR12-3 to RR9-3, throughthe line 522 to Fig. 11 and through the contacts 24d (M), the rectifier409 (M), the contacts 23c (M) and 22c (M) to the first grid of the tubeT4 (M), thereby energizing the escape magnet 104 (M) and initiating apunch shaft cycle, hereinafter referred to as cycle I (M), and effectinga one-column ad-' vance of the order card, 001, and the auxiliary cardto present their columns ten to their respective read lines. At P6 (M)time of the cycle I (M), the relays RR8, RR12 and ARI are energizedrepresenting the reading of the quantity 21" in column ten of the ordercard, 0C1, as shown in Fig. 3, and the item number 4 in column ten ofthe auxiliary card, as shown in Fig. 4.

At P8 (M) time of the cycle I (M), a circuit is complete from the line403 (M) through the contacts P8 (M) in Fig. 13, the line 523, thetransferred contacts RR12-3,- the line 524 and the relay 46 LP'to theline 402 (M), thereby initiating the duplication of data from the card-D2 to the card D3 and' the reading out and punching of the item number04 and the quantity 21 in the manner described hereinbefore for thecards D1 and D2.

"Columns eleven through fifty-six of the order card, 0C1, are blank andat P8 (M) time of a cycle K (M) during which the order card and theauxiliary card are advanced to present their columns eleven to theirrespective read lines, the circuit from the line 403 (M) through thecontacts P8 (M), 56-1 transferred, the line 523, the normal contactsRR12-3, through RR12-9, the line 522, contacts 24d (M), rectifier 409(M), contacts 230 (M), 22c (M), tube T4 (M) and the escape magnet 104(M) initiates a cycle L (M) during which the order card and theauxiliary card are advanced one column. The P8 (M) pulse interrogatesthe relay contacts RR12-3 through RR9-3 for each of the columns eleventhrough fifty-six and each time, upon finding none of the lattercontacts transferred, initiates another one column advance of the ordercard and the auxiliary card. When columns fifty-six of the latter twocards are read and the P8 (M) 7 pulse eifects'the usual one-columnadvance, column fiftyseven of the reader program card, shown in Fig. 5,which advances synchronously with the order card andauxiliary 0C1advances past column eighty, the contacts PR3 (M),

shown'in Fig. 11, transfer and complete a circuit from the line 403 (M),upper contacts PR3 (M), switch 456 (M) and card feed clutch magnet 28(M) to the line 402 (M). As a result, the order card 0C1 is advanced tothe stacker 13 (M), as card 0C2 is advanced to the read line 12 (M), acard 0C3 is advanced to the position E (M) is registration with thepunch line 11 (M), and a card 0C4 is advanced to the position A (M).

During the card feed cycle, the CF cams, described in the Patent2,647,581, are actuated. At CF 5 (M) time, a circuit is completed fromthe line 403 (M), through the contacts CFS (M), shown in Fig. 11,through a line 546, a relay R5 and a line 548 to the line 402 (M). Thecontacts 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4 and 5-5, shown in Fig. 14, close completingcircuits from the line 403 (M) through the foregoing R5 contacts and thelatch trip relays 52LT, 51LT, 50LT, 46LT and 49LT, in parallel, therebyenergizing all the foregoing relays and assuring that none of the latchpick relays 46LP, 49LP, 50LP, 51LP, or 52LP are energized when a neworder card is registered at the read line 12 (M).

The procedure just described for the order card, 0C1, is then repeatedfor the order card, 0C2, whereby a detail card is prepared for eachquantity-containing column of the card 0C2, each of the detail cardscontaining, in columns one to six thereof, the data punched in columnsone to six of the card 002.

The process is repeated for each order card in the hopper 10 (M).

While there have been shown and described and pointed out thefundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a preferredembodiment, it will be understood that various omissions andsubstitutions and changes in the form and details of the deviceillustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the artwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intentiontherefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the.following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A card handling machine comprising, in combinatron, a card readingstation, means for feeding at least one columnar prepunched record cardthrough said reading station in a column by column manner, meansoperable synchronously with said card feeding means for emitting signals.coincidently with the reading of selected columns of said prepunchedrecord card and indicative of respective ones of said selected columns,a card punching station, means for feeding blank record cards seriallythrough said punching station in a column by column manner, meansactuatable for causing punching of data in said blank record cards asthey pass through said punching station, means controlled by the sensingof data in successive columns of said prepunched card and by thecorresponding column indicating signals for actuating said actuatablemeans whereby successive blank record cards are punched each inaccordance with data sensed in one of said successive columns of saidprepunched record card and in accordance with said corresponding columnindicating signals.

2. A card handling machine comprising, in combination, a card readingstation adapted for reading at least one columnar prepunched recordcard, means for moving said card through said station in a column bycolumn manner, means operable synchronously with the column by columnreading of said prepunched card for emitting signals indicativedifferentially of said columns, a record card punching station, meansfor feeding other record cards serially through said punching station ina column by column manner, means actuatable for causing punching of datain said other record cards as they pass through said punching station,means controlled alternately by said column indicating signals and bythe sensing of data in successive-onesof said columns otsaid prepunohedcard for actuating said actuatable means whereby successive ones of saidother record cards are punched each in accordance with data in one ofsaid successive columns of said prepunched card and in accordance withsaid corresponding column indicating signals and means operable afterthe reading and punching of data from one of said successive columns andthe punching of data according to said corresponding column signals forelfecting a one column advance of said 'prepunched card while removingapunched one of said other record cards from said punching station andadvancing another of said other record cards to said punching stationwhereby one of said other record cards is punched for each column ofsaid prepunched record cards.

3. The invention set forth in claim 2 including means operable when ablank one of said columns is read in said prepunched card for effectingsaid one column advance of said prepunched card while suppressing saidre moving and said advancing of said other record cards.

4. A card handling machine comprising, in combination, first meansadapted for reading at least one columnar prepunched record card in acolumn by column manner, said card having selected columns punched inaccordance with a first code and other selected columns punched inaccordance with a second code, means operable synchronously with thecolumn by column sensing I of said prepunched card for emitting signalsindicative differentially of said columns punched in accordance withsaid second code, a card punching station, means for feeding otherrecord cards serially through said punching station-in a column bycolumn manner, means actuatable for causing punching of said otherrecord cards as they pass through said punching station, meanscontrolled by the reading of data in said selected columns of saidprepunched card for actuating said punching means for duplicating lastsaid data in corresponding columns of a first one of said other recordcards, means controlled by the sensing of data in the first of saidotherselected columns of .said prepunched card and by said correspondingcolumn indicating signals for translating last said data and saidcorresponding signals and for causing punching in four columns of saidfirst one of said other record cards, second means adapted for readingcolumnar records, meansfor feeding said other records through saidsecond means after they pass through said punching station, meansoperable by said second reading means for controlling said punchingmeans for duplicating said duplicated data from each of said other cardsto a succeeding one of said other cards, means for operating saidtranslating means and said duplicating means alternately whereby eachsucceeding one of said other cards is punched in accordance with datapunched in said first code in said prepunched record card and inaccordance with data from one of said other selected columns punched inaccordance with said second code and in accordance with said respectivecolumn indicating signals, and means operable after said reading andpunching for effecting a one column advance of said prepunched cardwhile advancing one of said other cards from said punching station tosaid second reading means and for advancing another of said other cardsto said punching station.

5. The invention set forth in claim 4 including means operable when anunpunched one of said other selected columns is read for effecting saidone column advance of said prepunched card while suppressing theadvancing of said other cards.

6. The invention set forth in claim 4 including means operable when thelast punched one of said other selected columns has been read and theread data punched for advancing said prepunched card from first saidreading station.

7. The invention set forth in claim 6 including means operable each timea prepunched card is advanced from said first reading means foradvancing a succeeding prepunched card to said first reading means.

8. A card handling machine comprising, in combination, card readingmeans adapted for reading in a column by column manner a columnarprepunched record card having selected columns punched with data inaccordance with a first code and other selected columns punched withquantities in accordance with a second code, second card reading meansadapted for reading a code punched record card synchronously with thecolumn by column reading of said prepunched card said code punched cardbeing punched in accordance with said second code with numbersdesignating said other selected columns of said prepunched card, cardpunching means, means for serially feeding other record cards past saidpunching means in a column by column manner, means actuatable forcausing punching of said other record cards as they pass said punchingmeans, means controlled by the sensing of data in said selected columnsof said prepunched card for actuating said punching means forduplicating data from said selected columns of said prepunched card intocorresponding columns of a first one of said other record cards, meanscontrolled by the reading of data in the first of said other selectedcolumns of said prepunched card and by the reading of a correspondingone of said column designations in said code punched card fortranslating last said data and said corresponding column designation andfor causing punching in accordance therewith in four columns of saidfirst one of said other record cards, third reading means adapted forreading said other record cards after they pass said punching means,means operable by last said reading means for controlling said punchingmeans for duplicating said duplicated data from each of said otherrecord cards to a succeeding one of said other record cards, meansoperable alternately with said translating means and with saidduplicating means whereby each succeeding one of said other record cardsis punched in accordance with data punched in said first code, with datapunched in said second code in one of said other selected columns andwith a column number corresponding to last said one of said otherselected columns, and means operable after the reading and punching ofsaid data for efiecting a .one column advance of said prepunched cardand said code punched card while advancing one of said other recordcards from said punching means to said third reading means and foradvancing another ,of said other record cards to said punching means.

9. The invention set forth in claim 8 including means

